original sin

Noun

Meaning

a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fall slip crime trip disobedience lapse blasphemy wickedness desecration sinfulness fall of man backslide mortal sin actual sin cardinal sin
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Antonyms

good fortitude integrity ethics dignity innocence
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Hypernyms

gospel creed sin sinning church doctrine religious doctrine

Examples

Pride and conceit were the original sin of man. Alain-René Lesage

The original sin is to limit the Is. Don't. Richard Bach

Fatal human malice is the staple of narrators, original sin the mother-fluid of historians. But it is a risky enterprise to have to write of virtue. Thomas Keneally

Christianity is, I believe, about expanded life, heightened consciousness and achieving a new humanity. It is not about closed minds, supernatural interventions, a fallen creation, guilt, original sin or divine rescue. John Shelby Spong

The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin. Sargent Shriver

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different. Oscar Wilde

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